The Reds and Red Devils go head-to-head at Anfield again on Saturday in the latest instalment of a Premier League classic, and a match that can always boast some of the biggest names in the division.

But sometimes it is left to the unlikely heroes to win the day.

Several times during the Premier League era, it has been the smaller names who've come to the fore and written their name in this fixture's folklore.

Here's a celebration of those names.

Neil Ruddock - January 4, 1994

Look at Barnesy's gloves! (Image: Clive Brunskill/Getty)

This was a stone cold Premier League classic.

Liverpool were 3-0 down inside 24 minutes at Anfield as United ran riot with goals from Steve Bruce, Ryan Giggs and Denis Irwin, but 11 years before Istanbul came a remarkable fightback.

Nigel Clough struck twice in the first half, but it was left to Neil Ruddock to steal the show with a thumping header from a Stig Inge Bjornebye cross 11 minutes from time.

He almost knocked himself out scoring it.

Diego Forlan - December 1, 2002

He even looks a bit shocked (Image: Daily Mirror)

In three minutes, Diego Forlan's reputation with Manchester United fans was suddenly altered forever.

The Uruguayan had struggled for both goals and form since arriving at United in January 2002, but a dreadful error from Jerzy Dudek allowed him in for a tap in for the Anfield opener, before he fired a shot through the Liverpool keeper for the second just moments later.

Sami Hyypia pulled one back, but it was just a consolation.

Mikael Silvestre - September 20, 2004

Which one of these would you back to score two goals? (Image: Press Association)

An Old Trafford game that was supposed to be dominated by one Manchester United defender ended up being won by another.

The fact that this match had been switched to a Monday night meant that Rio Ferdinand could return from his eight-month drugs ban to take his place in the heart of the United defence, but it was Mikael Silvestre who stole the show with a double.

The Frenchman headed home two set-pieces - nothing changes, eh Reds fans? - either side of a John O'Shea own goal to secure a 2-1 win for the hosts.

John O'Shea - March 3, 2007

O'Shea never missed from there (Image: PA)

Three years later though, O'Shea was to have happier memories of this fixture.

Liverpool had the better of the contest at Anfield, but a title-chasing United had kept their cool until Paul Scholes was sent off five minutes from time for attempting to throw a punch at Xabi Alonso.

The hosts set about trying to win the game with their extra man, but United caught them with a sucker punch - a better one than the one Scholes threw - when a free-kick fell for O'Shea in the box, and he rifled home at the Kop end.

Andrea Dossena - March 14, 2009

He can't even believe it (Image: PA Wire)

Okay, Italian full-back Andrea Dossena maybe wasn't a "hero" in the sense of scoring a winning goal, but the cherry he placed on the top of a particularly sweet cake in March 2009 is certainly well remembered by Liverpool supporters.

Cristiano Ronaldo had given United the lead at Old Trafford, but after Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres turned things around and Nemanja Vidic was sent off, a Fabio Aurelio free-kick was followed by Dossena's audacious lob over Van der Sar to make it 4-1 late on.

A massive flop, he'd also casually netted in a 4-0 win over Real Madrid four days earlier.

David Ngog - October 25, 2009

Yep, that's Pepe Reina behind him (Image: PA)

The knives were out for Rafael Benitez before this game, as four consecutive defeats - to Fiorentina and Lyon in the Champions League and Chelsea and Sunderland (+ a beach ball) in the Premier League - had led to crisis talk.

Anfield responded though, and the Kop shook when Fernando Torres held off Rio Ferdinand for the opener, before 20-year-old substitute David Ngog was sent clear in stoppage time, and he calmly rolled the ball beyond Edwin van der Sar to spark delirium.

AND...

Jamie Carragher - September 11, 1999

Carra never missed from there (Image: Allsport/Getty)

Of course Jamie Carragher was involved in plenty of Liverpool's great results against United over the Premier League era, with his superb defending contributing to plenty of famous results.

It's just... well... we can't avoid the afternoon of September 11, 1999 when Carra scored two own goals at the Kop end to help United to a 3-2 victory, cementing the Liverpool legend as surely United's most unlikely hero this fixture has ever seen.